J Korean Neurosurg Soc.
1976 Jun;5(1):189-194.
Myotonia Dystrophica
- Affiliations
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- 1Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, College of Medicine, Korea University, Seoul, Korea.
Abstract
- Myotonia dystrophica or myotonia atrophica is inheritant disease which appears usually from 2nd or 3rd decade. This disorder is characterized by an impaired ability to relax a previously contracted muscle, muscle weakness and atrophy, cataract and multiple system involvement including the endocrines. The electrophysiological characteristics of myotonia dystrophica show a essential, differential features from the other myotonias with myopathic EMG changes. This paper describes 3 siblings with myotonia dystrophica and a case with no members of families clinically affected, and they were studied by clinically and by electromyographically.
